keep going

phrasal verb

kept going; keeping going; keeps going

: to continue moving forward

He walked right past me and just kept going.

: to continue doing something

I was ready to give up on the search, but they convinced me to keep going.

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And in 2020, U.S. stocks climbed immediately after election day and kept going even after former President Trump refused to concede and challenged the results, creating plenty of uncertainty. —

Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 There is a significant surge in driving deaths on the days of U.S. presidential elections compared to other major events, according to a new study, and the fatalities keep going up. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Not just their determination, but their grasp of the moral imperative to keep going. —

Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024 Even those growers and producers who manage to keep going — or weren’t directly impacted at all — might find that damage to roads and other critical infrastructure hampers the ability to bring their goods to market. —

Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for keep going